Smoke producer



Jan. 30, 1923.

SMOKE PRODUCER.

FILED sEPT.23, 1921.

III

III/II;

1,443,464. P. B. FOUKE.

Fatented dan. 30, i923.

nire stares `)PEULI B. FOUKE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SMOKE rnonu'cnn.

`Application filed September 23, 1921. Serial No. 502,692.`

ducers, of which thefollowing is a full," clear, and eXact description, reference be-v y ing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

v This invention relates to improvements in smoke producers and particularly to a smoke producer adapted to be introduced into the dens of animals for the purpose of driving them out. Several devices similar to the one disclosed herein have been produced but in each deficiencies are present which y prevent it from being entirely successful. My invention comprises a re.` trievable holder adapted to contain a smoke cartridge which when lighted emits sudo-` cating smoke and fumes, which holder is inserted into the animal den where the cartridge will burn long enough to partially suffocate theanimal and drive it out.

One object of my` invention is to produce a holder in the use of which the fuse of the smoke cartridge will be prevented from coming into contact with the holder whereby the light maybe snuifed out, and to prevent this l provide the cartridge holder with a fuse receiving space and a stop adapted to engagethe cartridge so that the fuse cannot be forced into engagement with the walls of this space.

Another object of my invention is to provide the holder of my smoke producer with a. catch which will `not be accidentally actuated to unlock the cover of the holder when said holder is drawn along the ground or forced into the den. of an animal.

With the foregoing' and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred em-y bodiment of the invention. However, it is to be understood that the invention comprehends changes, variations andmodiication which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

Fig. I is an elevation of the smoke producer, a portion of the cable attached thereto being broken away.

Fig. Il is a vertical section through the holder. i

rig.y in is a Section on 1in@ iii- III ef' Fig. Il. n

4F 1g. IY is an enlarged horizontal section showing the manner of securing the cable to the holder.. T.. rig. V is a fragmentary view showing the lower portion of the sheet of which the holder is formed.

Fig. Vl is a crosssection on line VI-,VI of Fig. H. y in the drawings A designates the'cartridge holdery of my smoke producer which comprises hollow cylindrical main body portion l having a tapering, non-circular fusarjeceivingl portion 2 and a reduced lowerend 8. rlhis holder A is produced `from a single sheet of material, the lower portion ofv which is shaped to form they tapering' non-circular portion and the reduced end of said holder. n

The upper end of the holder A is closed by a cover Il, which is preferably yhinged to said holder A at the point indicated by the referentie character 5 and is vprovided with a spring catch 6 secured to the holder at 7, the hooked' end 6 of said spring catch being adapted to enter an opening 4 in the cover t whereby said cover is secured in a closed position.

it will be observed by referring to Fig. lll. of the drawing that the hinge member 5 and the spring `catchr 6 are comparatively wide `wherebythe danger of the cover 4f being displaced laterally from its seat on the upper edge ofthe holder is reduced, and also that the bowed portion 6a ofthe catch 6 by which said catch is actuated to unlock the cover t is within the holder A, so the catch will not be yaccidentally actuated when said holder is being drawn along the ground. 4

Secured to the cartridge holder A at the lower vreduced end thereof is a cable B of the desired length and flexibility. By referring to Fig. V of the drawing it will be observed that the reduced end 8 of the holder A is divided into a pair of portions and that each of said portions is provided with a pair yof ears 8, one of which'is' at each end of said portion. It will also be noted that the ears on the different portions are not in the same vertical plane and that when said portions are bent to form a cylindrical sleeve,

said ears would be located one above the other, as isshownin Fig. l. ln securing the cable B to the holder A the portions which form the reduced end 3 are spread to admit the cable B, after which-said portions are drawn tightly `around said cable and the ears 8 caused to impinge tightly against said cable. Solder is then applied to the joint between said holder and cable whereby saidjoint .is inade doubly secure.v While solderis preferably used it is to be understood .that it is not entirely necessary to a secure joint between the holder and the cable, and if the. solder should be meltedby theiheat ofthe burning cartridge the friction grip between said holder and said cable would remain secure.

The combustible material is preferably in the forni vof a cartridge C provided with a suitable. fuse which is lighted before the device 1s inserted into the den.

V To permitk the escape ot smoke arising fromthe combustion of the material contained within the holder A. and toy admit whatever vair is4 necessary withiny the holder to support combustion thereiml providesaid holderfwith, a plurality oli apertures 9.

The holder A, as has been stated, is provided with 'a non-circular fuse-receiving portion 2, the side wallsl of' which converge toward the end of said holder. These side wallsv act as stops to limit the motion of the cartridge C in a direction vtoward the end o tfythemholder A whereby the fuse lof said cartridge is prevented from coming into contact withthe end of the holder. ln the device disclosed herein suliicient space is always maintained between the end of the cartridge. and the end ot the holder to permit free burning of the fuse of said cartridge, s

and because the cartridge C is circular in crossusection and they fuse-receiving portion 2 of thefholder non-circular, sufficient air may bedrawn through theapertures 9 and around said cartridge and vinto the fusereceiving portion of the vholder to support combustion therein.

l claim: 1

vl. ii smoke producer comprisingv a cartridge holder adapted to contain a cartridge having a fuse, said cartridge holder being provided with a use-receiving end portion having an endwall facing the fuse of the cartridge, and said fuse-receiving end portion being provided with a plurality of side wallsy converging toward said end wall, said side walls forming' stops to prevent the fuse of the cartridge from contacting with said e-nd- ,wall Y 2. A smoke producer comprising a cartridge holder adapted to contain a cylindrical cartridge having a fuse, said cartridge l holder being provided lwith a fuse-receiving end portion having an end wall facing the fuse of the cartridge, saidend portion; being non-'circular in cross sectionand provided with a plurality of side walls converging toward said Iend wall,A said side walls forniing stops to prevent the fuse from contacting with said en d wall, and a flexible cable se# cured to and extending from vsaid end portion. 3. A smoke producer comprising a cartridge holder adapted to] contain a` cartridge having a fuse, said cartridge holder being provided with a usareceiving end portion having an end wall Jfacing the fuse of the cartridge, said tusefreceivingportion being ot different cross sectional shape than said cartridge wherebyv air may pass between the outside face oi the cartridge andthe insde face or" the side wall of the fuse-receiving space. i

et. A smoke-producer comprising a hollow cylindrical main body portion having a reduced end and a. tapering non-circular por tion interposed between said main 4body portion andI said reducedy end, saidinain body portion being provided with a plurality oit apertures formed in the wall thereoif, a cable connected to said smoke producer at saidA reduced end, the, material of said `reduced end being split at diametrically opposite points whereby said reduced end may be spread to receive the cable and each portion of said reduced en d being provided with ears adapted to impinge against the cable to secure said smoke producerto said cable, a cover hinged to said hollow c-yli-ndrcal main bodyv portion at the end opposite to the reduced end, and a catch `1Cor securing aid cover in a closed position, said catch having operating means which lies wholly within said main body portion.

lntestiniony that'l claim the foregoing I hereunto my signature,y

PHLIP B. FOUKE. 

